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Neural implant "melts" onto brain
Scientists have developed a brain implant that essentially melts into place, snugly fitting to the brain's surface. According to the development team, the ultrathin flexible implants, made partly from silk, can record brain activity more faithfully than thicker implants embedded with similar electronics...
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Quake hits central Afghanistan, at least 7 killed
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An earthquake of 5.3 magnitude hit central Afghanistan early on Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 30, a provincial official said.
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In Asia, Goldman clients stay loyal for now
HONG KONG (Reuters) - For now, clients of Goldman Sachs are standing behind the bank after the top U.S. securities regulator slapped charges against the Wall Street powerhouse over its marketing of a subprime mortgage product.
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Majority of Americans distrust the government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 80 percent of Americans say they do not trust the government to do what is right, expressing the highest level of distrust in Washington in half a century, according to a public opinion survey.
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South Korea's Lee vows to root out navy sinking culprit
SEOUL (Reuters) - A tearful South Korean President Lee Myung-bak vowed on Monday to find out what caused last month's deadly navy ship sinking, but avoided direct references to neighboring North Korea, which many believe was the culprit.
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Toyota to pay $16.4 million fine, recall Lexus SUV
DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp has agreed to pay a record $16.4 million fine to U.S. safety regulators to settle a complaint that the company delayed a recall over defective accelerator pedals, but denied violating U.S. regulations.
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World Bank set for capital boost, tough vote talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global finance leaders face fractious talks this week on how to shift more voting power at the World Bank to emerging economic heavyweights such as China, a prelude to a bigger fight over the IMF.
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European flights resume, new ash cloud on horizon
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Flights from large parts of Europe are set to resume on Tuesday under a deal agreed by the European Union to free up airspace closed by a cloud of ash hurled into the sky by an Icelandic volcano.
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Thai troops guard business zone from protesters
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai soldiers armed with machine guns guarded Bangkok's business district on Monday to prevent thousands of anti-government protesters from marching to a bank linked to a royal adviser, raising fears of fresh violence.
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Chavez hails Venezuela independence, foes fume
CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez kicked off a national party on Sunday for the 200th anniversary of Venezuela's independence, but critics used the date to accuse him of turning the nation into a Cuban-style dictatorship.
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Volcanic ash relentless as tremors rock Iceland
By Omar Valdimarsson
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Powerful tremors from an Icelandic volcano that has been a menace for travelers across Europe shook the countryside on Sunday as eruptions hurled a steady stream of ash into the sky.
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U.S. considers options to curb Iran's nuclear program
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's national security advisers are considering a broad range of options to curb Iran's nuclear program, among them military strikes, if diplomacy and sanctions fail, Pentagon officials said on Sunday.
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Rare flowers and common herbal supplements get unmasked with plant DNA barcoding
NEW YORK--Will exotic orchids soon be subjected to the same genetic scrutiny as some luxury caviars? That is just one of the coding conundrums that scientists convened at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx to discuss on a cloudy mid-April afternoon. [More]
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Mat of microbes the size of Greece discovered on seafloor
Gargantuan whales and hefty cephalopods are typically thought of as the classic marine mammoths, but they might have to make way for the mighty microbes, which constitute 50 to 90 percent of the oceans' total biomass, according to newly released data. [More]
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Odierno "confident" U.S. Iraq drawdown on schedule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military commander in Iraq said on Sunday he was confident of meeting an end-of-August deadline for a drawdown of U.S. troops despite political uncertainty and a spate of recent bombings there.
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What's the Most Recycled Product in the U.S.?
Perhaps the most common manifestation of our urge to be "green" these days is recycling.
After all, it makes intuitive sense to get the most use out of any given object. And when it’s applied, recycling generally works as designed, turning waste paper into fresh paper or old aluminum cans into new ones.
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One U.S. soldier dead, three injured in Iraq crash
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier was killed and three were injured when their helicopter crashed in northern Iraq late on Saturday evening, the U.S. military said on Sunday.
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New Afghan election chief promises to clean house
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's newly appointed election chief promised on Sunday to remove officials responsible for fraud in last year's presidential vote in time to hold a cleaner parliamentary election this year.
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Tears and prayers as pope meets abuse victims
VALLETTA (Reuters) - Pope Benedict prayed and cried with eight sexual abuse victims in Malta on Sunday and promised the Church was doing "all in its power" to bring the guilty to justice and protect the young.
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